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We advocate for a just, fair, and decent society, and mentor the next generation of social justice leaders.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
OUR WORK
Defending Individual Rights
Standing with the marginalized, ensuring every person’s rights are protected
Building Inclusive Community
Mentoring the next generation of social justice leaders
Fueling SYSTEMIC Change
Improving the systems by which all society attains and benefits from justice.
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Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Times Square
NY Times
“It’s a horrible tragedy, but that shouldn’t be a pretext for intensifying policing, which is where this will likely go,” said Craig Hughes, a supervising social worker at the Urban Justice Center. “The presence of more police doesn’t necessarily mean more safety, and for many homeless people, it means less safety.”
Advocates call on city to meet hunger striking detainees’ demands
Queens Daily Eagle
“Darren Mack, the co-director of the Freedom Agenda, said that he worries the city will respond to the hunger strike the way New York State responded to striking incarcerated people at Attica Correctional Facility in 1971, an incident that led to the deaths of over 40 people, including 33 detainees.”
The Ending of Brazen, Explained
Bustle
“A study from the Urban Justice Center’s Sex Worker’s Project states that almost 50% of sex workers have experienced physical violence while on the job, and 45% to 75% of sex workers will face violence at some point.”
